Stith To Run For Cong
MRS. WRIGHT
Funeral of Mrs.
Flora Wright
Held Jan. 24
The funeral of Mrs. Flora
Bullock Wright was held here
Wednesday, January 24, at 4:00
p.m. The Reverend Lorenzo A.
Lynch, pastor of White Rock,
of which she was a member,
delivered the eulogy.
Mrs. Wright died at Duke
Hospital of a cerebral hemor
rhage, Saturday evening, Janu
ary 20. after being taken sud
denly ill at her home, 1901 Ce
cil Street.
She was born in Granville
County, the daughter of the
late Charlie Lee Bullock and
Mrs. Exie Lee Bullock. She at
tended the public schools of
Augustine, Florida.
She was married to Charles
Bernard Wright in 1959, after
which she joined White Rock
Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband,
her mother,- two sisters, MisseS
Mable and Odessa Bullock of
Durham; four brothers, Carl
and Linwood of Neptune, N. J.;
Charles of Washington and
numerous other relatives.
Interment was at Beechwood
Cemetery.
Youngstown, 0. Native Named
BF6 Employment Interviewer
AKRON, Ohio—Lawrence G.
Jordarf has been named em
ployment interviewer here for
The B. F. Goodrich Company.
Jordan, a native of Youngs
town, Ohio, joined BFG in 1969,
following graduation from
Youngstown University with a
B.A. degree in sociology. He
completed the company's busi
ness training program in Akron
and was assigned to BFG's Con
sumer Products Division in
January, 1966, as Los Anfeeles
sales representative for vinyl
wall covering.
An outstanding football play
er in high scool and college,
Jordan continued his playing
career as an offensive tackle
with such professional football
teams as the San Diego Charg
ers, Denver Broncos and Mon
treal Alouettes. He spent four
years in the professional ranks
before returning to complete
Employment Agencies Study
Uncovers Employment Bias
Says Federal, State
And Local Laws
Are Disregarded
NEW YORK-A study of pri
vate employment agencies in lix
major cities - including New Yotk
reveali that 87% of those surveyed
disregard federal, state and local
statutes which forbid employment
discrimination.
The study, conducted by the
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai
B'rith, disclosed that 358 agencies
of a random sampling of 388
queried in New York, Los Angeles,
Phoenix, Atlanta, Chicago and Mia
mi, accepted job orders calling for
a "white Gentile" or "white Pro
testant" secretary. The surreys
wtte conducted during the past
year, with the New York one con
cluded this week.
The acceptance of discrimina
tory job orders are in violation of
Title VU of the 1964 Civil Rights
Act and statutes In New York,
Los Angeles, ClUcago and Phoenix.
New York State's Fair Employ
ment Practices Law, adopted in
tMS, Is the oldest of its kind in
the 'nation;
The study is part of a general
See STUOY page 8A
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VOLUME 45 No. 4 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1968
Twenty-four Catholic Bishops File
Fair Housing Suit In Supreme Court
Case May Result
In Change Of 9
Law In America
WASHINGTON-A group of 24
Roman Catholic bishops and the
Chicago-based National Catholic
Conference for Interracial Justice
Hied a friend-of-the-court brief
Thursday, January 18, beforo the
U. S. Supreme Court in a case that
may result in a decree of fair hou
sing as the law of the land.
The housing case was brought
to the Supreme Court by Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Lee Jones of St. Louis
a Negro bail bondsman who at
tempted to buy a home in the su
burban Paddock Woods develop
ment but was rejected by the deve
loper, Alfred H. Mayer Co., or
racial grounds.
The Joneses' case against the
developer, supported by the Na
tional Committee Against Discri
mination in Housing, is based on an
1866 civil rights law enacted to
implement the 13th Amendment,
which abolished slavery. The law
guarantees that all U. S. citizens
shall have the same right "as is en
joyed by white citizens" to "inhe
rit, purchase, lease, sell, hold and
convey real and personal property."
Jones also claims denial of equal
protection of the law under the
14th Amendment
The Supreme Court agreed to
hear the case last December after
it had been turned down by the
U. S. District Court and the U. S.
See HOUSING page 8A
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JORDAN
work on his degree at Youngs
town University. He rejoined
the Alouettes for the fall sea
son, 1966, and returned to B.
See GOODRICH page 8A
A&I President Appointed to Two
Important National Ed, Groups
GREENSBORO—Dif Lewis C.
Dowdy, president of A A T State
University, has been appointed to
two important posts in higher edu
cation.
Dr. Dowdy has been named by
North Carolina Governor Dan
Moore to the Commission of the
States. He has also been selected to
serve on the American Council of
Education's Commission on Plans
and Objectives for Higher Educa
tion.
The Education Commission of
the States is a nationwide organiza
tion with representatives from
more than 45 states and territories.
Composed of top educators and
representatives of government, the
Commission will Airnish the states
information, Conduct studies, and
.uggest plans for general improve
ment of education in the United
States. Three other North Caroli
nians have been named to the Com-
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WU AIDS STUDENTS Wes- j
tern Union Telegraph Com
pany played- an important role
in the enrichment of the lives
of many young college students
this past summer when it ini
General Telephone Co- To
Seek Increase In Charges
Application' For
Higher Fees" To
Be Filed in Feb.
General Telephone Company of
the Southeast last week notified
the City of Durham that the com
pany will file an application for
increased rates in the Durham area
next month with the North Caro
lina Utilities Commission. Under
its franchise, the company is re
quired to advise the city 30 days
in advance of any formal filing
for upward rate adjustments with
the state regulatory body.
Clark H. Scott, North Carolina
General Manager, said that despite
the fact that the company has
spent about S2O million for the
expansion and improvement of ser
vice in the area since 1961, it has
been possible to avoid an increase
in rates for six years.
"During this period of time,"
Scott stated "we were able to meet
rising colts with greater efficiencies
increased sales of accessory ser
vices, application of new proce
dures and technologies, and in a
variety of other ways. In the past
See TELEPHONE page 8A
DR. DOWDY
mission.
As a member of the American
Council of Education committee,
Dr. Dowdy will serve with a dis
tinguished panel of nationally
know educators, including Paul F.
See DOWDY page 8A
tiated a special recruiting pro
gram for the purpose of plac
ing .♦udents in summer posi
tions in various departments of
the Company's widespread op
erations. Among them was
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BURRELL
President of
NBL to Speak
In Durham
Berkeley Graham Burrell, Presi
dent of The National Business Lea
gue, Washington, D. C., will be the
principal speaker for The Durham
Business and Professional Chain
and Housewives League's Annual
Banquet slated for Tuesday, Jan
uary 30, at 6:30 p.m. at The Stal
lion Club.
Burrell, one of the Capitol's
prominent business and civic lea
ders, is owner of Bunell's Superb
Cleaners which serves a large seg
ment of the D. C. community and
several neighboring communities.
A veteran of World War II and
the Korean conflict, Burrell is a gra
duate of Howard University, and
hn-setved three terms as President
of the D. C. Chamber of Com
merce. He became President of the
National Business League in 1962.
In addition to the presidency,
BurTeD was elected Chairman of
the Board of NBL in September,
1967. Also, he serves on the Board
of the Metropolitan Washington
Board of Trade, The Housing De
velopment Corporation, The Wash
ington Urban League, The D. C.
Society for Crippled Children, The
Boy Scouts of America and many
other organizations.
Burrel] is married to the former
Mia Patricia Robinson of WOaon,
and the father of an adult ion,
Berkeley )r.
PRICE: 20c
Joyce Cunningham (front) who
worked in the Purchasing De
partment as a typist. Miss Cun
ningham is a sophomore at Tal
ladega College, Talladega, Ala.
NCC Trustee Board Approves
Promotion 4 Faculty Members
Members of the North Caro
lina College Board of Trustees Wed
nesday approved promotions for
four of the college's faculty mem
bers. „
Miss Jean Maclean Edgerton,
English, and Mrs. Minnie B. Lucas,
education, were elevated to the
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FELDER GETS J»|N Stanley
Dreyer, presidpnt of the Coope
rative League is shown present
ing TEMA pin to Dr. Allie C.
Durham Native
Work As Goodwill Ambassador
From far away India comes
the story of a Durham native,
Dr. Allie C. Felder, who is
bringing honor to himself and
his country by serving as some
what of a good will ambassador
in creating a better image of
America abroad.
The full story of the fine
work Dr. Felder is doing in
India is told by W. C. Carlton
who was in India with his team
of eight for the U.S. agency for
International Development and
National Rural Electric Coope
rative Association' on > mis
sion to establish five pilot rural
electric cooperatives.
"For our rural electric co
operative team," Carlton wrote
while still abroad, "Dr. Felder
has been a prime mover. He
Atlanta Life
Mgr. Named
Agency Dir.
ATLANTA, Ga.-L. J. Gunn,
manager of the Nashville District
of the Atlanta Life Insurance Com
pany since July, 1938, gave up his
managerial duties last week to be
come Agjncy Director of the same
Corporation that now has over
S2OO million of business in force
and assets of S6B million. In clo
sing out as manager for 30 years of
the Nashville District, Gunn said,
U L know this is my biggest chal
lenge and I only make one promise
and that is to do the best job I
know how, to keep faith with the
dream of the founding father, the
late Alonzo Franklin Herndon who
laid the foundation of the largest
stock company and the richest bu-
siness ever conceived in the womb
and genius of black men. With the
help of executive officers and the
field forces I am confident that we
will overcome the obstacles some
times deliberately placed in our
path."
Gunn received his appointment
as Agency Director from President
Norris B. Herndon. In making it
effective, Herndon said, "Mr. Gunn
is a warm, likeable human being,
undeniably brilliant and diligent,
who can be of great service to
Atlanta Life and its growth." Both
Secretary E. M. Martin and Second
Vice President Walter Smith were
in accord on Gunn's widespread
See DIRECTOR page 8A
rank of assistant professor. Dr.
Octavia Bowers Knight, education,
and Dr. Lilian Pruett, music, were
named as associate professors.
Miss Edgerton, a native of
Bridgeport, Connecticut, joined the
oollcge faculty in 1963. She holds
See PROMOTED page 8A
Felder in India. At left is Dr.
Russell Olson of U. S. AID and
W. C. Carlton at right. Dr. Fel
der, a native of Durham, has
foresees the changes that can
be wrought in India through
through the widespread use of
electric power.
"Dr. Felder, as much as any
one else, spark-plugged the role
cooperatives could play and
heeded the request of the In
dian cooperatives' movement to
get rural electrification via co
operatives on the way."
(Carlton added that U.S. Am
bassador Chester Bowles Is a
strong believer in the future of
electric cooperatives in India
and had expressed his interest
to him and others).
Dr. Felder was bom in Dur
ham August 12, 1921, and was
graduated from Durham's Hill
side High School in 1938 A
specialist in agricultural eco-
STITH
President Southeastern Business
College to Oppose Galifianakis
David Stith, President of South
eastern Business College, an
nounced today that he will be a
candidate for Congress to repre
sent the newly created 4th Con
gressional District.
Speaking at a news conference
at the Jack Tar Hotel Friday morn
ning, Stith said he is entering the
4th District contest because the
announced candidate has shown an
unwillingness during the Ist session
of the 90th congress to take a defi
nite stand on important issues
which affected the people in the
district.
Stith continued that "a xon
gressman should be in close and
continued contact with the people
who elected him. Even though it is
the responsibility of a congressman
to be present when congress is in
session, it is equally important that
the congressman be aware of events
in the district he represents and be
available to assist all the people «f
his district. This has not been the
case in the past."
Addressing himself to legislative
matters, Stith expressed; support
for a national Open Housing Law,
enforcement powers for the Equal
See STITH page 8A
been in India for the past sev
eral years as a leader in that
country's forward development.
nomics and rural sociology, he
holds a bachelor's degree from
Hampton Institute, a master's
degree from the University of
Illinois and a doctorate from
Ohio State University.
During World War II he
served in the Array and for
two more years, in 1951 and
1953, rising to the rank of
captain.
From September 1953 to
February 1956, he was an as
sociate professor at Hampton
Institute.
A LEADER IN
DEVELOPMENT
"As a leader in India's surge
for development," Carlton
wrote, "Dr. Felder has coopera
tive contacts throughout India
See NATIVE page 8A
MRS. SWINTON
Last Rites For
Mrs. Swinton
Held at Calvary
The funeral of Mrs; Vermel
Lyde Swinton was held at First
Calvary Baptist Church, Sunday,
January 21, at 1:00 p.m. The Rev.
A. L. Thompson, pastor, delivaed
the eulogy.
Mrs. Swinton succumbed Thurs
day, January 18, at Lincoln Hospi
tal.
She was bom in Sariington,
South Carolina where she attended
the public schools. She later at
tended Vorhees College in Den
mark, S. C.
After moving to Durham in"
1926, Mrs. Swinton joined the Se
cond Baptist Church, now First
Calvary where she remained a faith
ful and active member up to the
time of her death.
Surviving are her stepmother,
Mrs. Mattie Lyde; two sisters, Mrs.
Sallie Thomas and Mrs. Scarlie
Thornton of Durham; four bro
thers, Wesley of New Haven, Con
necticut; Charlie, Baltimore, Md.;
Booker T. and Marvin of Durham.
Interment was at Beechwood
Cemetery.
NAACP Joins
Action to Curb
Housing Bias
WASHINGTON-The National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, jointly with
three other organizations, has cal
led upon the United States Su
preme Court to validate the right
of Negroes to purchase property on
the same terms as other citizens
under an 1866 Federal statute.
The National Committee
Against Discrimination in Housing,
the Anti-Defamation League of B'
nai B'rith and the American Jewish
Congress joined the NAACP in
filing g friend-of-the-court brief,
Jan. 17, with the Supreme Court
in support of a suit by Joseph Lee
Jones and his wife who, solely on
racial grounds, had been turned
down when they sought to pur
chase a home in a huge, private
housing development in suburban
See BIAS pkfe 8A